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The many mythologies of God

Hindus have a very complex idea of god. God is not all powerful

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Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik

Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik

Devdutt PattanaikNowadays, when people use the word God, they spell it with an uppercase. Unknowingly, they are referring to the idea of God which emerged in the Middle East, amongst Jewish, Christian and Islamic communities. This idea has spread around the world over the last thousand years, through various colonial and Imperial forces, to the point that it is now almost assumed to be a universal fact, but it is not so. This monotheistic idea of God did not, still does not, exist in the far East, in China, in Japan, amongst tribes of America, Africa and Asia, who have not yet converted.

In Hollywood movies, the word “god” is shaped by Greek mythology as someone with extreme power, and with no responsibility or accountability. This is the model for superheroes. They are usually highly competitive. They collaborate only when they have a common foe. Power is closely linked with this popular idea of god. Not kindness or compassion or wisdom.

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